On Sat, 18 Jan 2003 13:34:10 -0600, "Gordon Snapp" <grsnapp_at_charter.net> said: One thing concerns me. If I have a seat back tall enough for me to paddle in comfort, will it make it excessively difficult for me to roll my boat? I learned to roll for whitewater and always end a roll with my forehead almost touching the front deck. But, when teaching rolls, I demonstrate using the sweep roll that finishes leaning back. I have never been comfortable with a seat back, I am happiest with a backband that touches my back only lightly when paddling normally but, when I push harder with my feet to brace, roll or paddle hard, I settle into the back band harder. The band touches just above the top of my gluteus maximus muscles, it is nowhere near my kidneys. Is it possible your back band was too high? Many are. Comfort is like many other things, people have different ideas about what makes it possible. Good luck! And good for you, wanting to learn to roll. You can't possibly be as safe without one as with one. Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jan 18 2003 - 17:49:53 PST
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